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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: AMBRUSH Organization
Job # 63-345/6

File # 19-5-6
.. : | Dated included: Apr 61 - Jan 62.
| Volumes: 1
1. Description: >
Revolutionary Council Anti-Castro Security and
_ Counter-Intelligence Tean,
2, Findings:
No findings in relatimto the terms of reference.
Of possible interest: A document dated 19 August
1961 source: AMPAL-1, hand carried to Hqs. from WAVE
in August 1961. The document mentions "Cuban Communist
penetration agents in all branches of importance of the

U.S. Government" ... Mentions a possible "Castro

penetration into the Frente (FRD - Revolutionary
Democratic Front) and U.S. activities".

3. Other Agencies with Knowledge of this Activity:

Apparently, none.

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Garbara Boyle)
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oz £ CDH comment: Check out Eugenio MARTINE® again.
: (sDIPSTREAM-1 said in 1976 that one Eugenio MARTINEZ was working
for the Cubans. A Eugenio MARTINEZ was involved in the Watergate;

a former JMWAVE Station agent.7

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August 19/61. o6 )
Enclosed find an approximate list of expenses that (Armando Nuner

Gave md for consideration. However, he would like to talk it over
~ las to the . rest of: his: stay in the U. Se >

Armando atunero enclosed a note he asked to have sent over, "La Voz a
las Americas" (onda corta-~h ort wave). This is supposed to be soma
ii sort of signal to his 0. Pe CG. group in Cuba to get behind end ..:
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I did mt talk to him as yet since I am awaiting word from you as t¢
| this Monday's meetings with him.-----

djugust 19/61
Jacinto Luzerraga, a8 friend from Cuba end former sugar mill ovmner,

and father-in-law of Lino Fernandez (SRR, now in jail at the Isle «
Pines), told me that Dr. Gntonio Valdes Rodrigue}(30th of Noviembr
Movimiento) was, taken to jail after returning to Cuba from Hiani ‘
|. Last. time. ‘heres. and not. es yet released. Jacinto arrived here wi!
nts wife ana-5, grandchildren about 5 days ago. He was formerly a
‘member of. ‘the fanous old Cuban ABC Group. It should be remembe:
that Dre (verdes) x received training in S/i, his last trip here.-----

August 19/61
Ben Volpe, now working at Holiday Tours, Biscayne Blvade, Miami, t:

| me -that his father, having co me from Cuba a few days ago, told hir
| that Federico Claramont, 1100 10th St., Miami Beach(living close ©
‘| them), is a susp ected member of Castro's G-2 and known as such si:
being in Cubae He arrived in the Ue Se, Miami, as a political ex
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i Jacinto Luzarraga and his relative told me that it is being rwoaor

noo -_ that since only men are taken to Opa Locka by Immigration for 48
- po _ | Fidel Castro is sending in many G-2 women instead of men for his
7 “ clandestine operations here, between here end Cuba. I also heard

| _.'.. } pumored that some of these agents are sent to tie in with Communi

. : in the U. S., various regions of the U. S. JI have no other info.

| a ‘this as could not find out more since it was told to me as a runic

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| ot (Armando Munero)told me that he gets information from his uncle

Guillermo Rojas, a-long time Cuban Communist who is presontly we:

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have missles in Cuba(this was a few months ago). Also, his unc’

that the Russians have spies in the Pentagon that pull for Fide!

Communists in all branches of importance of the U. S. Gov't., &

Castro, and they have already plenty of agents bel nging to the
even in the CIA. ‘He said that_all people in Guba that worked vi
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, the. CIA were picked up. ‘through their agents and those presently

working with same are being watched closely. (unerd told rie thi
he is kind of suspicious of Eugenio, his being Cuban end because
a sort of sixth sense, as he calls Atecnnn nn senn--- Fen

August 19/61 - vee
“Bart told me last week that Juez: Garceran was the one that sent -

letter you “received to Carlos: Prio as. “he recognized the handwrit
on both ‘envelopes. The above judge bola Bart that some have bee:
given Salvo. ‘Conductos to Mextco and ‘that ‘the Italian Embassy is

‘emptying’ out same. This judge is the one that made the list of

| people held up in ‘the Italian Embassy, that you received from Bay
-Bert told me that he thought that Alberto Del Junco(NDC),that I ©
in touch,with is getting aid from someone from tho U. Se Gov't. <
Del Juncots sister saw him this past Friday night at his hore anc
gave him $5,000.00 in U. S. Dollars(money) to send through the Po
to Cuba to be given to her brother down there. She didn't want t

disclose to Bart where and from Whom she received the money, and

| -only said that it was from his group(HDC) here. Bert thinks that
this is’ not truee Le sent the money. down elready.
~Enclosed(marked in pencil, #7) find photostatic copies of letters
sent to Oscar Diaz from former F.Castro Pres. Urrutia and from a
| Macaroni that Bart kno ws. It is self explanatory in Spanish and

Bart says that he knows that the air strips shovm on enclosed map

are truely in existence. Part’ received these photostatic copies «
to his suggesting same to Oscar Diaz upon delivery. I couldn't tr
this letter to you a few nights ago as he had to deliver sere in -.
‘hour. of the time I visited him. However, I suggested his tryins t
stand by when the letter wag openede Oscar Diag liked Part!s ides

making photostatic copies of sme 9 and Bert asked for e for himbse
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@ | of ithe Frente due to lack of funds, sty s Dre Pidez. However, a:

: having tried | to find out whether this Captain Dospain was Ernest
we were not suree Having been introduced upon our 2nd- visit las ;
a | Frdday, 9:30 A. He(first visit wos 2 days previously at 9350 A.
. we were presented to. Ernesto Despaing the person we were looking.

" owe some tinie “io w( due to“his relations with Coferino Alvarez(G-2) on:

Josefing ‘Socarras(Ceferino's girl friend, of whom I have been wri

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i}. abo ut for ome time now). We started to get places, with all ful
cooperation,the first: time there as we spoke only to Dr. Fidez. °
_ - _ second time, with Despain present, we felt that we should not £0
te many detei ls. Dry Fidez. told us that Despain was planning on s*
. - hin. wth a delegation to Puerto Rico. I feel, as well as Frank,
this Dr. Fldez. (around 60 yrae’ o1d) is a person that could very «

vowed ae ~ organize his. office to ve of very. valuable service against ‘Castro

. his Communists here in the States, as well as in Latin Anerica wh

_-... .. ....|| they al ready have. their. own agents operating. it is felt that De
a is trying to get Dre Fldez. out of the way because he recognizes °

importance of the planned Intelligence Service the Frente , throu:

yo Dre Fideze says that they ere now working on the Abc form as used

against a former president of Cuba known as Machado. Enclosed is

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an idea of how this Broup functions and are placed into many: walks
life of importance to this causes. Their work is mainly of Intell

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Service and in a form of cooperati ing with the U.S.Gov't. in all ws

possible wittout trying to get monies, if- possible, to function. 1:

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presently trying to Get donations ‘to: $300.00 ‘to keep his office f£0°
for a month. Upstatrs in the same puilding, they have radio opera!
oo (very well. experienced) continuously monitoring all phases of impo:

ance in Cuba (sugar mills, etc.). Frank Asked Despain if the file °

had in his hands was for use Despain was caught a little off bounds
; OO, } as he became somewhat unnerved, wut soon rallied and opened the fil
| showing data on boats, but taking great pains to keep us from secin

‘the contents. I didn't went to press ‘the point arousing any suspic.

} '. | Dre Pldeze introduced me as a Joe Anderson, FBI man. I had former]
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| contra, ‘8---F-ald anywaye let it go at thet to see the. ‘developnents as it ve

| no ‘use to refute him again, However, when we parted, I aia nenti
him agein that he should not do so at rendom as I did not think 4
necessary nor what we had agreed upone Dre Fldeze did say so 9S
-dnitroduced us to Despain as his Jefe(ch rief) and. wanted to show hi
loyalty at ‘tho. same time explaining to him that he wes cooperntin
with us in all ways possible against Castro and Gornnani sm, which
plainly ‘geen that Despain didn't like at alle Despain sat silent
‘no questions asked, hard, eyeing us as if. weiting to see how far
FBI had gotten into matters of the Frente. I did not ask the Dr.
questions I wanted to end only said that I would like to be in to

yt with him at all times. Enclosed you will find photostatic coples

letters sent by Cubans here to Prague and the answers of same. ¥
told me to ask him how he got this information. Idid not feel th
‘should. have done so at the moment. However, Iwill be in touch v

Dr. Fideze again soon as I said I would. I will not go to the of:

of this Intell. again. as I was elmost seen by a Frank Paez, Pepe
Aguero's friend, Pepe Aguero is Paula Grau's husband, now heres

turned my head away, I think, in time. Dre Fdeze says that he ha

jot more information to give me and that loads of stuff reaches hi

daily, all of which he can turn over to me for study. Ee said th

“if WL get for me Cia files that the Frente has hidden and vant to:

with him. I feel, if Despain, is out of the way,.I could do much
Getting vhat .is needed of them. I do not feel safe with him aro

“i I may be wrong, but that is the way I feel ai ut security with h

I promised to return the enclosed photostatic copies but feel thai

4 of: the-files-can-be taken over for copy for the asking, as Dr. F'!.

1 said he would cooperate to the fullest.

Dre Jose. Julio Fernandez: Office(9 to 11 A.lt.):FR-1-5153

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Frente(from 11:30 Awl. to 1 P.lt.):

| ne FR-4-2630-38-59

| He holds a: Frente Carnet No. 102, Frente Revolucionario Democratic

| (FeReDe), Delegacion de: #1 Salvador(Rescate) and receives 3200.0¢

the Frente.

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| August 19/61 ; _ mene) :
| Fraik Arias has Given ne the following information (adeuT DESPA )

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Caytoin(Lieutenant, known formerly as) Ernesto Despain, head of +

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Frente Intelligence Sorvice at ZO ssen Lone, Migai, with cntranc

in back of building at 1sth Street, off Brickell Ave., vorked for |
with. Ceferino Alvarez(G=2, known as) in Government Insurance(Sem:
Goblerno) md formerly in the now non-existent BANSECO(branch of”
National Bank of Guba). Josefina Socarras worked vith them also :
Seguro del Gobierno - Ihave written of Josefina before through '
findings of Frank, who knew them all in Cuba(not Despain directly;
only his family). “This Captain Despain is an intimate friend of r
Ceférino and Josefina( planning to’ go to New York soon)s She has’ v
trying ‘to get #mething started here, as reported before. It is
strongly urged thet this Josefina be ‘surveilled constantly as I,
as well as Frank, think that she is affiliabea with Castro's cland

activities here in tye States. She received monthly checks from ¢!
Centro Refugiado//Cap tain Despain is planning.on going to join t:

1Ue Se Army. ~ He is’ definitely strongly suspected of giving everyth:

of Intelligence to Castro and is tied in with the Cormunist and Co:
groups heres He may even soon plan to disappear from the scene -and
should not be allowed to get off easily. He has been kseping Dre

Jose Julio Fernandez from organizing his anti-Castro and Anti-Coui
‘files due to lack of funds(says Despain).» It seems thatrhis was ju
an excuse before and was done to keep the ball functioning as.shoul.

bee -I think that this Dr. Jose . Julio Fernandez is very sincere

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is innocehtly giving everything into the hands of Despain without
| knowinge How Despain got into this position is not lmown by us yet.
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| As far as we are concerned he is a Castro penetration into the Frent

and U. S. activities.

The above is the, result of being sent to see Dr. Jose Julio Fornande

head of Intebligence Servence of the Frente(as told us dy Fomaor
Cuban Gri. Socallanes, friend of Frank}x I went with Frank to try t
find out abo ut a woman whose Egnione of two of them) had talren date
and pictures for Castro of ailnilitery and naval installations in t’
State of Florida. |

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pa ory puis res rowers oasis seo oe te ee toe,

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“Enclosed find(# ‘S marked) "Reporte and Informe" (2 sheets) Given me

Dre Pideze to. show what they are doing now.
Dr. Dideze informed me of the following:
‘(ajo A Communist militants Alberto Iglesias, 425 Cedar Lanes 3
_ Meadow, New York(Phones :IV-1-4368 and 1V-G=4547). He is a
“Resident of. the U. S. for more than 20 years. - Ha has his

business," American Welding and Boiler Works Coe". This i:

“man to be watched as he even uses his business as a front.

(Oe) Mario Garcia, Miami Ventilated Awning Goes: Ines (works at):

‘presently asking . Immigration permission to go to Cuba end

considered’as one of Fidel Castro's heads here. with a gre:
"many ties. . . _
-Ericlosed. find a break down of _— of the Frente Intell. Offi
‘given me by. Dre Fideze sy my asking him for same. Frank Aries is
helping the Dre get funds for the maintenance of this office for

least another month. I think that this set up should be taken I>
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ee a sind marked’ 9, 2 documents, given me by Emanuel Carvajo
‘last night which are self-explanatory in Spanighe One is a list
exiles in their Costa Rican Embassy in Havana, and the other is
co cument(copy) signed and given today to the Minister of Foreim
Relationg of Cuba in Havana. It seems that there was very much
discussions concerning sane ariongst the foreign diplomats’ in Cuba
The Egyptian Embassador(RAUsSyria, etc.) went to the first meetin
the diplomats had in Habana concerning the new monetary exchonges
He first agreed strongly with the rest and promised to sign the

enclosed type document concerning the new $ exchange in Cuba. T
first meeting was held last Monday, Aug.13th, and they met again /

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‘a second time on Thurdday in order to signe He (name not Inown b:
Carvajal) then refused to sign and did not even show up which ind:
ted to the remeinder of the diplomats that his money must have ber
exchanged in the full anount to keep him off the list of simaturc
The Swiss Charge D'Affairs informed at the same meeting, to the
Diplomats, that he received information from his Government that t

Swiss Gov't. was checking all present Cuban bank accountants exist

in Switzerland and were readying themselves to act accordingly in

case the Cuban Gov't. should not reach any agreement in regards to

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- The Japanese Embassador said he informed his Gov't. about these
difficulties as a protest against the _behavior of the Cuben Gov!
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This he. told. at ‘the Diplomatic meetings

|| ~~“ About a week ago, there was a hunger strike at the Brazilian int
by the exiles there. However, they Gave up as a gesture to onlr
obedience to the ‘Enbassador. They protested against not reccivi

salvo conductos and other things.

i- This -caming week, Monday or Tuesday, the Diplomats again are cet:
together at a meeting to protest before the Cuban Gov't. about ©

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| remind the Gov't. of their obligations: “in extending the courtesy
ie according “International. agreements.
| Carvajal asked me not to mention this, but later said that he
i informed us about Enbassador Quiros ‘Leaving Havana this Thursday
_as he was being recalled by the Costa: Rican Gov't. for consultati
Carvajal will be in charge | of the Embassy for the time, tat said
he didn't expect the Enbassador to return as he. is taking I his fa:
and house hold items. | ;
| He also told me again that Eduardo ato, Costa Rican Consul in.
Havane, was a person not to ‘be trusted ‘by many experiences: they 3 a
already ‘had with hime oe .

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